TWO Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Repurchase Agreements (Tables)

Repurchase Agreements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Disclosure of Repurchase Agreements [Abstract]

Schedule of Repurchase Agreements by Term, Short or Long [Table Text Block]

At December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the repurchase agreement balances were as follows:



(in thousands)	December 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Short-term	$	5,008,274	$	12,839,242
Long-term	—		93,221
Total	$	5,008,274	$	12,932,463

Schedule of Repurchase Agreements by Maturity [Table Text Block]

At December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the repurchase agreements had the following characteristics and remaining maturities:



	December 31, 2015
	Collateral Type
(dollars in thousands)	Agency RMBS			Non-Agency RMBS ⁽¹⁾			Agency Derivatives			Residential Mortgage Loans Held-for-Sale			Commercial Real Estate Assets			Total Amount Outstanding
Within 30 days	$	1,719,292		$	852,436		$	58,286		$	—		$	59,349		$	2,689,363
30 to 59 days	1,407,353			271,819			60,065			—			—			1,739,237
60 to 89 days	143,051			15,691			2,707			—			—			161,449
90 to 119 days	68,014			106,007			1,465			—			—			175,486
120 to 364 days	—			234,229			—			8,510			—			242,739
Total	$	3,337,710		$	1,480,182		$	122,523		$	8,510		$	59,349		$	5,008,274
Weighted average borrowing rate	0.65		%	2.03		%	1.18		%	2.87		%	2.62		%	1.10		%



	December 31, 2014
	Collateral Type
(dollars in thousands)	U.S. Treasuries			Agency RMBS			Non-Agency RMBS ⁽¹⁾			Agency Derivatives			Residential Mortgage Loans Held-for-Sale			Total Amount Outstanding
Within 30 days	$	998,750		$	2,305,726		$	630,118		$	44,723		$	—		$	3,979,317
30 to 59 days	—			3,568,049			945,032			82,344			—			4,595,425
60 to 89 days	—			631,992			260,228			11,066			—			903,286
90 to 119 days	—			317,155			117,395			—			—			434,550
120 to 364 days	—			1,635,650			278,401			—			15,113			1,929,164
Open maturity ⁽²⁾	997,500			—			—			—			—			997,500
One year and over	—			—			93,221			—			—			93,221
Total	$	1,996,250		$	8,458,572		$	2,324,395		$	138,133		$	15,113		$	12,932,463
Weighted average borrowing rate	0.23		%	0.42		%	1.79		%	0.99		%	3.03		%	0.64		%

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(1)	Includes repurchase agreements collateralized by retained interests from the Company’s on-balance sheet securitizations, which are eliminated in consolidation in accordance with U.S. GAAP.


(2)	Includes repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Treasuries with an open maturity period (i.e., rolling 1-day maturity) renewable at the discretion of either party to the agreements.

Schedule of Underlying Assets of Repurchase Agreements when Amount of Repurchase Agreements Exceeds 10 Percent of Assets [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes assets at carrying values that are pledged or restricted as collateral for the future payment obligations of repurchase agreements:



(in thousands)	December 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value	$	5,354,104	$	11,874,783
Trading securities, at fair value	—		1,997,656
Residential mortgage loans held-for-sale, at fair value	9,543		19,123
Commercial real estate assets	108,958		—
Net economic interests in consolidated securitization trusts ⁽¹⁾	274,949		363,564
Cash and cash equivalents	15,000		14,117
Restricted cash	119,310		112,435
Due from counterparties	10,211		32,495
Derivative assets, at fair value	157,879		185,067
Total	$	6,049,954	$	14,599,240

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(1)	Includes the retained interests from the Company’s on-balance sheet securitizations, which are eliminated in consolidation in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Schedule of Repurchase Agreement Counterparties with Whom Repurchase Agreements Exceed 10 Percent of Stockholders' Equity [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes certain characteristics of the Company’s repurchase agreements and counterparty concentration at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014:



	December 31, 2015							December 31, 2014
(dollars in thousands)	Amount Outstanding		Net Counterparty Exposure ⁽¹⁾		Percent of Equity		Weighted Average Days to Maturity	Amount Outstanding		Net Counterparty Exposure ⁽¹⁾		Percent of Equity		Weighted Average Days to Maturity
Royal Bank of Canada	$	799,527	$	217,677	6	%	31.5	$	1,373,549	$	401,194	10	%	83.8
Barclays Capital Inc.	379,812		176,492		5	%	40.2	1,346,085		365,879		9	%	50.5
All other counterparties^{(2) (3)}	3,828,935		641,616		18	%	35.8	9,215,329		907,066		22	%	57.7
Total	$	5,008,274	$	1,035,785				$	11,934,963	$	1,674,139

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(1)

Represents the net carrying value of the securities, residential mortgage loans held-for-sale and commercial real estate assets sold under agreements to repurchase, including accrued interest plus any cash or assets on deposit to secure the repurchase obligation, less the amount of the repurchase liability, including accrued interest. Payables due to broker counterparties for unsettled securities purchases are not included in the amounts presented above. However, at both December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company did not have any such payables.


(2)	Excludes $997.5 million of repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Treasuries with a rolling 1-day maturity as of December 31, 2014.


(3)	Represents amounts outstanding to 19 and 23 counterparties at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.